Sanskrit quote nr. 5509 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्वासयति काकोऽपि दुःखितां पथिकाङ्गनाम् ।
त्वं चन्द्रामृतजन्मापि दहसीति किमुच्यताम् ॥āśvāsayati kāko'pi duḥkhitāṃ pathikāṅganām |
tvaṃ candrāmṛtajanmāpi dahasīti kimucyatām ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ashvasa (asvasa, āśvāsa, आश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Kaku (kāku, काकु): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkhita (duḥkhitā, दुःखिता): defined in 8 categories.
Pathika (पथिक, pathikā, पथिका): defined in 8 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Candra (candrā, चन्द्रा): defined in 23 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āśvāsayati kāko'pi duḥkhitāṃ pathikāṅganām”
- āśvāsa -
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āśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kāko' -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kāku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- duḥkhitām -
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duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pathikā -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pathikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅganām -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tvaṃ candrāmṛtajanmāpi dahasīti kimucyatām”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- candrām -
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candrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janmā -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dahasī -
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√dah (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyatām -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc (verb class 4)[imperative active third dual]√vac (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 5509 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.